Getting Ready with Two
I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter and 3 month old son. Life is slightly crazier now than it was a few short months ago. Before my son was born, going out to get the groceries or even going outside for a walk to the park was simple and fast. Now, it seems like getting ready to leave the house is a huge ordeal!
First of all, I have found myself having to convince my daughter that it will be fun to go out. I’m not sure why, but she often states that she would rather stay home than to do anything (shopping, a visit to the library, visit a friend etc.) until we actually get to where we are going when she admits that she is glad that we did leave the house.
Getting ready to leave the house these days involves making sure that everyone is fed (my daughter eats a leisurely breakfast and my son is breastfed), everyone is ready for the day and we are all dressed appropriately for the weather.
Once I get the kids (and myself) ready, it is time to actually venture out of the house. This often involves multiple trips to the car. First, I take my daughter out and buckle her into her car seat. Then I grab my diaper bag and any other luggage and finally I grab my son.
After I get everyone settled in the car, it is time to start it, warm it up and scrape off the snow and ice. Lately, there have been more than a few times where I have successfully made it to this step only to find out that my son has a poopy diaper and we have to all go back inside, get undressed, change a diaper and start again. By this point approximately an hour has passed and we are too close to either lunch or dinner to make it worth while making a second attempt at our outing and my daughter ends up getting her way with us staying home.
One day a few weeks ago, I had the kids in the car and while I was attempting to scrape the snow and ice off, I broke off a wind shield wiper. I tried for a good 10 minutes to get the wiper back on with no success and we all ended back in the house with me soaking wet and frozen, a crying poopy baby and a supportive and sweet preschooler who helped me feel better. Sometimes, I think my life could be written into a comedy act!
Hopefully with the New Year will bring better luck with my attempted outings and I will actually make it out of the house more than once or twice a week with my kids!
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